Bright Msuku here! We at Empower Malawi partner with rural regions across Malawi for 5 years to support local efforts to achieving self-reliance. Rural regions in Malawi typically comprise of Traditional Authority (T/A) jurisdiction, each with an average of 50 - 100 villages that make up

Greetings everyone! I hope you are having a relaxing end to the year. At our end, another momentous year comes to an end and a HUGE 2018 is soon to fill our horizon. Here's a quick summary of some highlights from 2017.
1. Conclusion of our partnership with the Kapita region
The roots of

This is part of an ongoing blog series by our intern Maddy Wilcox-Kerr.
About 5 hours north of Lilongwe lies the district of Mzimba South East. Kapita is a large area comprised of 38 villages. The area is governed by a village head and the main source of income is farming of maize and coffee.

The Timbiri Savings and Credit Cooperative is changing lives in Nkhata Bay through financial inclusion and access to solar technologies. Recently, this community bank recruited a new 'Member Service Officer'. We thought it appropriate to formally introduce him to all our supporters.
"My name is

Our Project Coordinator Bright Msuku recently sat down for a chat with Sylvia Banda, an inspiring woman from the Kapita region in Nothern Malawi.
How would you describe what it is you do now?
My name is Sylvia Banda, I am 47 years of age. I am a proud mother of 7 children four boys and

LILONGWE: It feels like it is just a few days ago when our skies were filled with fireworks and happy songs greeted our ears everywhere we were. Everyone was busy declaring their New Year resolutions and dissolutions. Individuals, businesses, corporates and organisations alike all got caught up in

Greetings everyone!
Over the last few months our team across Malawi and Australia have been reflecting on our work to date. We've been dissecting the key factors underpinning our many successes and perhaps more so, our failures and the rich learnings attached to them. Why? Apart from it

Kapita Primary School - A Five Year Journey
Kapita Primary School is nestled atop one of the many undulating hills that stretch across the South-East Mzimba region of Malawi. To reach it, one often has two choices, a seasoned 4x4 or a long (steep) walk. This is largely on account of the narrow

Hello everyone! You might have seen our posts about our latest initiative Zuwa Energy. In fact we spent most of October raising funds (succesfully) to buy our first batch of stock. So what is Zuwa and how does this fit in with our work at Empower Projects? Our Founder and Executive Director Shanil

If we were to encapsulate our efforts in Mpamba, Nkahata Bay across 2015, we'd say that we've been "sowing seeds". Working shoulder to shoulder with community is central to our work and we recognise that this is not a process that can be rushed and forced into convenient timelines. It involves

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We are an Australian for purpose organisation that enables rural communities to pursue their vision towards self-reliance. We adopt an asset-based approach to development and currently support grassroot initiatives in Malawi and Sri Lanka.